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Monty's Memories
Taken from Life Magazine October 13th 1958
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The battlefields of Alam Halfa, Alamein and Agheila shown
on this page and described by Montgomery in this article,
lie far away from the rural quietude at Isington.
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Rallying Point where Montgomery stemmed German tide in Egypt
was Alam Halfa ridge. In dunes where Germans bogged down, snails
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Field of Victory at Alamein where Monty began
African advance is littered with war debris. Helmet on cliff
marks left flank of British position
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memories of them by making his home a virtual museum of World
War II mementos. Among the swords, guns and flags, the photographs
and paintings - which include a portrait of Monty by Ike - three
spoils of war stand out: the "canvas" or heavy army
trailers in which Montgomery lived and worked during the war.
The Sleeping Caravan served as quarters for Montgomery himself
or for illustrious visitors in the field like George VI. The
Officer Caravan is furnished with a day bed and a desk at which
he still works. The Map Caravan, given him by a British firm,
where he planned his battles and briefed his staff. In wartime
the caravans expressed Monty's belief in the need for a mobile
HQ and a quiet place to think. Today, they stand in a shed near
his house - only a short walk if he wants to stare at the faces
of his former enemies or study again the deployment of his troops.
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Monty's sleeping
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